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The 3 mistakes of my life by Chetan Bhagat

Book review: The 3 mistakes of my life – Chetan Bhagat

Media November 9, 2008 by Geek Gal

I just finished reading “The three mistakes of my life.” The only regret I have is why didn’t I read it earlier. When I started off reading it, I got mixed reactions; some said it’s good; some said it’s bad, so I decided to dig into it and find it for myself.

I was reluctant to continue a few pages through the book as I felt I would have a sad feeling at the end of this book. But I continued, and I was glad I did; it was so engrossing that I flipped page after page till the end. And yes, it has a happy ending :-). So the verdict is it’s the best among all the three that Chetan Bhagat has written.

The book has fiction (if you thought it’s about Chetan’s life, you are wrong:-)), sentiment, romance, social message, business, life, relations, religion, and of course, Cricket. The unique thing I found in this book is that Chetan has addressed a sensitive issue in the most sensible way possible. He has presented the facts, neutrally narrated a story.

It’s a story about three friends Omi, Govind, and Ish. The story is presented through Govind’s eyes, and it’s his three mistakes(???) of life presented along. Govind is a true Gujarati, interested in coming up on his own in life, through business.

Ish is an avid cricket player whose passion lies in playing, teaching, and watching cricket. Omi is a priest’s son who doesn’t have any ambition and moves along with his two friends. These simple people’s journey in life, how their lives get affected by the worst disasters in Gujarat’s history is portrayed in a simple yet efficient way by Chetan.

This book also teaches you how your dreams crash into pieces by unexpected events but how with support from people around you, you get back on track, focus, and rebuild your dreams.

The 3 mistakes of my life - Chetan Bhagat
The 3 mistakes of my life – Chetan Bhagat

This novel especially comes when people only want to come up with excuses to show or feel how different they are rather than see the common aspects and bring oneness, which can keep us together and achieve our common goal of growth, peace, and prosperity.

The language is simple; it connects well with India’s youth, the narration has improved; all in all, Chetan has improved in all the departments of writing a book. He has again proved that to be the best novelist, you don’t need fabulous vocabulary, or you don’t need awesome critics review; all you need is a thread to connect to people’s plain minds. Truly his best book ever.

Chetan Bhagat - Indian author, columnist, screenwriter, television personality and motivational speaker.
Chetan Bhagat – Indian author, columnist, screenwriter, television personality, and motivational speaker.

Finally, Chetan ends the book with a message like “One night @ call center,” which goes out to everyone in this country.

Life will have many setbacks. People close to you will hurt you. But you don’t break it off. You don’t hurt them more. You try to heal it. It is a lesson not only for you, but our country needs to learn.

Chetan Bhagat

It does make you think about certain aspects, and the feeling lingers with you for a long time. That is what you would remember after many long years that you have read the book, and of course, guys would remember the Cricket and the girl :) (A typical character found in his last two novels).

So this book is for you if you are

  1. Someone from Gujarat or Ahmedabad can relate a lot to the slang, attitude, and places described.
  2. You like masala, drama with a tint of reality.
  3. You are NOT an English language freak and are looking for a simple, engrossing, time-killing novel.
  4. Last but not least, you are a fan of Chetan Bhagat :)

Want to know more.. check out ChetanBhagat.com

Price: Rs. 95/-

you can get it online at these stores:
FlipKart.com, IndiaTimes.com, OxfordBookStore.com, TheHinduShopping.com

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    1. Profile picture for ReaderReader says

      November 9, 2008 at 10:28 pm

      hi,
      nice review.. pretty informative.. keep it coming..

    2. Profile picture for SravanSravan says

      November 9, 2008 at 10:41 pm

      Good Review – your review is in simple language same as the book. Good one keep it up :)

    3. Profile picture for vijayrajvijayraj says

      November 9, 2008 at 11:16 pm

      its a must read book for young / upcoming businessmen

      nice review as well, keep it up

    4. Profile picture for AnilAnil says

      November 9, 2008 at 11:34 pm

      Nice review….it is simply great keep on going….all the best

    5. Profile picture for ChanduChandu says

      November 10, 2008 at 11:38 am

      Superb Review !! Would like to see lot more from you dear.

    6. Profile picture for Ravi ChandraRavi Chandra says

      November 10, 2008 at 1:41 pm

      Good one Swetha, I love the way you put down the review. Simple, yet detailed. After this, I sure want to get a copy for myself…I would surely read it for point 2 (at the end)…that is something I liked in his “One Night @…”.

    7. Profile picture for sowjanyasowjanya says

      November 10, 2008 at 1:48 pm

      For a first time reviewer, its a good job [:)]. Looking forward for more write ups.

    8. Profile picture for shravan panugantishravan panuganti says

      November 10, 2008 at 9:54 pm

      I did not read a lot of books written by contemporary Indian authors but, I can *kind of* say that this review makes me wanna read this book.

    9. Profile picture for SumanSuman says

      November 10, 2008 at 10:39 pm

      hey..Fantastic Review ra..I guess you should also start writing now :)..I have read all his books and you review is Apt and excellent..keep up the gud job :-)

    10. Profile picture for Rahul munshiRahul munshi says

      January 30, 2009 at 1:30 am

      U a first-timer?!! u have a pro thing in u.

    11. Profile picture for geekgalgeekgal says

      January 31, 2009 at 9:20 pm

      Thanks Rahul:)

    12. Profile picture for dkg_cooldkg_cool says

      March 6, 2009 at 10:56 pm

      hey nyc review dude,i hv read dis novel n lemme tel u its absltly mind blowing. Must read it…..

    13. Profile picture for geekgalgeekgal says

      March 7, 2009 at 10:20 pm

      thx dkg:)

    14. Profile picture for mamtamamta says

      March 16, 2009 at 9:52 am

      ur book is just fantastic . i have read two books written by u n they r awesome……….hats off 2 u…………….grt job sir…………….

    15. Profile picture for AshitaAshita says

      June 26, 2009 at 10:20 am

      This review makes me want to read the book even more. Nice style!

    16. Profile picture for RashiRashi says

      February 8, 2010 at 10:05 am

      ur book is just awesome i shud not evn comment on dat…believe me before readin ur buk i wasnt dat fond of readin bt once i read it i kindof got addicted to read…. thanx alot…
      its amazing…

    17. Profile picture for cynthiacynthia says

      May 22, 2010 at 4:38 pm

      thanks for sharing, it sounds interesting, 3 mistakes of my life , i will read it/

    18. Profile picture for maz1987maz1987 says

      May 29, 2010 at 1:18 am

      nice review….  :)

    19. Profile picture for NishaNisha says

      June 18, 2010 at 12:37 pm

      thanx dear……ur review helped me 2 complete my holiday hwk…….thanx a lot dear

    20. Profile picture for kleansykleansy says

      June 27, 2010 at 8:25 pm

      Mistakes in life are always there. Got to make some review of it. How it was done! The reviews made me want to read the book even more. Great

    21. Profile picture for snehasneha says

      July 11, 2010 at 12:37 am

      i am a great fan of chetan bhagat……. i like u r novels…. very good…. they r really….

    22. Profile picture for snehasneha says

      July 11, 2010 at 12:39 am

      sir awating for u r new novels………

    23. Profile picture for Shazi gulShazi gul says

      July 13, 2010 at 10:12 pm

      Every body makes mistakes. Great people learn from their mistakes and improve while the stupids might do the same mistake again and again and never learn anything out of it.

    24. Profile picture for iluvcelebiluvceleb says

      July 20, 2010 at 12:27 pm

      I wasn’t familiar with novelist Chetan Bhagat but I have to agree that Life has many setbacks.. Thanks for the superb review

    25. Profile picture for Rain8 Website DesignRain8 Website Design says

      September 1, 2010 at 2:22 am

      Sounds like a great book!

    26. Profile picture for SrikanthSrikanth says

      September 4, 2010 at 2:39 am

      Nice Review..!!

    27. Profile picture for Joke BuddhaJoke Buddha says

      September 11, 2010 at 4:59 pm

      Great review! Must have! 

    28. Profile picture for AmitAmit says

      September 13, 2010 at 11:52 pm

      nice very nice

    29. Profile picture for ManishManish says

      October 1, 2010 at 5:25 pm

      The fourth mistake was reading this book. Badly written with little or no story. For instance, have you ever heard of 3 blokes arranging money to send someone to Australia for Cricket coaching? Mega fail! Complete waste of my time. Mr. Bhagat’s first book was entertaining and that’s all I can say.

    30. Profile picture for Sonali Bhardwaj148Sonali Bhardwaj148 says

      September 26, 2011 at 12:08 pm

      His amazing book.

    31. Profile picture for GuestGuest says

      August 6, 2013 at 5:08 pm

      Nice review, your review is in simple language same as the book.

    32. Profile picture for Neelima NeeluNeelima Neelu says

      August 6, 2013 at 5:11 pm

      Nice review, your review is in simple language same as the book.thanks for sharing

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